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Norbert of Xanten, German bishop and saint (born 1060)
Norbert of Xanten, German bishop and saint (born 1060)
Norbert of Xanten, German bishop and saint (born 1060)
Norbert of Xanten
German Catholic bishop, founder of the Premonstratensian order
- Died
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Norbert of Xanten, O. Praem, also known as Norbert Gennep, was a German Catholic bishop who was the Archbishop of Magdeburg, founder of the Premonstratensian order of canons regular, and is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. Norbert was canonized by Pope Gregory XIII in the year 1582, and his statue appears above the Piazza colonnade of St. Peter's Square in Rome.